NOTD: Femme Fatale Cosmetics - Winter Hyacinth

It's finally here.

Yes, my biggest lemming is finally mine. I'm not gonna bore you by discussing at length on how much I wanted this Australian-based seller's polish, which is not only hard to get, but also ALWAYS sold out whenever I tried to buy it.

As I said, the time has come and I finally snatched it from Llarowe's site (which is pretty much like "the" ultimate drug dealer of indie polishes junkie).

It's called Winter Hyacinth, by Femme Fatale Cosmetics and it's a teal jelly with white, red, magenta, and pink hexes in various sizes.

Go on, feast your eyes. 

No one's gonna stop you.

All I can say is, it's worth the wait and anxiety. Super gorgeousness!

NOTD: Dandelion

Just trying out this design using light-handed brush strokes.
Also, I did gradation for the base color.

Used:
OPI My Vampire is Buff
Revlon Chic
Artdeco White & Black nailart
Seche Vite

Thanks for checking out :D

Swatches: Liquid Lacquer Collide Into You & Halfway Gemini

I'm on a roll this week! Here's another post on indie polish sellers I've tried before, Liquid Lacquer. Recently they released these 2 limited edition polishes which contain circle glitters exclusively, so of course, I had to have them. They are called Halfway Gemini and Collide Into You...and they are GOOOOORGEOUS!

Halfway Gemini - Collide Into You

"Halfway Gemini - A vibrant blue jelly with rose gold and pink circles and scattered silver dust."

 

As you know, I fell head over heels with another blue jelly polish by the same company, 

so I was so excited to try this one as well. 

Obviously, they don't disappoint.

"Collide Into You - An awesome turquoise jelly with pink and gold cicles and scattered gold micro flakes."

Holy crap on a cracker!!!! I'm DYING over this one.

The turquoise/magenta combo never fails me.

This feeds my perpetual hunger for Femme Fatale Cosmetics's Winter Hyacinth for a while.

Overall, I'm so impressed by the quality of the product. If you're interested, check out Liquid Lacquer here and their Facebook here.

Thanks for checking out!

Sinful Shine by Sinful Colors Swatches

Hey guys!

I'm back with a new line from Sinful Colors, called Sinful Shine. They are apparently a "hybrid" of regular polish with Gel-Tech. If you've heard of gel polishes, you probably already know the whole shabang with the application technique and the perks you get from using them. I personally change nail polishes every 2-3 days since I get bored easily, so although Gel polishes look so interesting (they're SO SHINY!) and supposedly last a long time, I was hesitant to spend $$ for it. Plus, you need to put your manicure under UV light after application...so to be honest with you,

But then I came across these, and they sound perfect to me. They're affordable and you get the same effect from the Gel polishes. I've picked up 6 of them:

(L-R) Blue Suede Shoes - Alfresco - Bananappeal - Most Sinful - At Sea - Break Away

I haven't gotten around to swatch Blue Suede Shoes & Break Away,

but here are the rest.

Alfresco

Bananappeal

Most Sinful

At Sea

They are all soooo shiny and good enough with one coat, except for Bananappeal which requires 2 since the formula is a bit thinner (still good, tho). My favorites are Most Sinful and At Sea, but honestly, I am really liking the ones I've tried. Excited to try the other 2 darker colors :D

I'm not quite sure how much they sell for because my Walgreens SA charged me with regular Sinful Color polishes ($2.29) since they were pretty new and didn't have any price tag yet. Check out your local drugstore and grab them because I'm telling you, they are SO worth it.

Product Focus: Sonia Kashuk Eye On Neutral Palette (Review & Swatches)

In a hope of assuring you that this blog hasn't yet to turn into an exclusively nail blog, I'm posting a review that I have promised to do a long time ago. It is none other than my favorite neutral eye shadow palette as of late, Sonia Kashuk Eye On Neutral from their Eye Couture Eye Palette line.

There are 3 "eyes" in its name, just in case you're not sure what they are for...

Now, as much as I love Urban Decay Naked Palette (original), there were moments when I wished to have just all matte eye shadows. UD Naked have gorgeous shimmers but let's be real here, the matte selections are fairly limited.

So when I was at Target to burn monthly moolah (I have issues, you see...) and saw this palette, I felt like the heaven's gate had been opened, the light was shining through and I could hear the angel sing. This was what I was hoping for and more. The fact that I happened to carry a $3 off coupon for Sonia Kashuk line was simply the frosting on my cupcake, really.

Without further ado, here is the sucker. 12, all mattes colors.

Now as you can see, Sonia Kashuk didn't go all fancy by naming her shadows with obscene pun and glory, instead she settled with numbers.

So the colors ranges from white, creams, warm-toned browns, cool-toned browns, taupe, gray and black. The first row (1-3) are highlighters (or at least they are for my Medium Tan skin) and they go darker as the numbers go higher (12 being black).

I simply can't stress enough how happy I was to find pigmented matte shadows, let alone having them all in one palette. Number 11, which is a charcoal gray, is simply stunning and unique. I'd buy this palette for this color alone, to be honest.

Here's how it looks with flash on

 Of course it's not complete without swatches.

Done on my skin, under natural light, no base

The pigmentation is amazing, not overly done so that you'd have trouble fixing them if you make mistakes. This is the kind of palette you'd want to carry around in your purse for a quick re-apply throughout the day, or just simply adding colors to your face without being so obvious. It's so professional and subdued, yet it's gorgeous and have a nice selection of colors. Just look at how many different medium browns they have! If I may add, the palette is also really compact and sturdy. It's not as thin as UD Naked palette, tho.

Overall, I would really recommend this palette if you're a bit bored with Urban Decay ones or still in search for matte eye shadow palette that aren't bright and rainbow-y. The price is not too bad as well, I've got mine at Target for $20 something (Everything is more expensive in Hawai'i ... EVEN TARGET THINGS!) but they always have coupons in their site, so make sure you keep an eye out for that.

Thank you for reading and let me know your thoughts if any of you owns or have tried this palette :)

Toodles~

Swatch: Lac Attack - Beauxbatons Academy

Hey guys,

I am proud to say that I'm a Potter generation, growing up reading the books and was present when the movies were finalized. Someday when my kid asks about the doomed story of one particular sparkly vampire, I'd be happy to say inform that he was in Harry Potter way before it. And he died.

Anyway, this nail polish one of Lac Attack "Magical Musings" collection called Beauxbatons Academy. YES, the lovely all-female French Wizarding school where the ladies twirl instead of walk from one classroom to another.

Ugh so lovely!

even their behind are gorgeous...

Taken from Lac Attack's site:

Beauxbatons is the French wizarding school. This polish is inspired by the powder blue carriage the students arrive in during the Triwizard Tournament, their delicate blue uniforms, and the official crest of the academy. Beauxbatons Academy is a pale milky-with-a-hint-of-blue with white squares, two different shades of blue, matte yellow and iridescent glitter. 

If you're interested, check out Lac Attack here and their Facebook as well.

:) until next time!

NOTD: Easter Bunny

Trying to be all cutesy with my mani today. I decided to use this adorable indie polish called "Rainbow Jello - Easter Edition" from The Polish Bar and partner it with some bunny and dots.

Used:
The Polish Bar - Rainbow Jello Easter
Sinful Colors - Sweet Tooth
Sinful Colors - Sugar Rush
Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Sally Hansen - Breezy Blue
Wet 'n' Wild - Black Creme
Seche Vite

I really love Rainbow Jello...it's so festive yet still very delicate.

The application is also great, used 3 coats on its own :)

Happy Easter, dear readers!